Virtual Team Leadership: Perspectives From the Field

International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC)

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-64

  Hambley, Laura A ^a   O’neill, Thomas A ^b   Kline, Theresa J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

dispersed teams; e leadership; leadership; team leadership; virtual leadership; virtual teams; virtual teamwork; virtual work

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001555553     PISSN: 15483673     EISSN: 15483681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jec.2007010103     Document Type: Article

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